Johanna attended the Royal Northern College of Music and Royal Academy of Music where she gained her degree and a postgraduate diploma in performance.

Between 2013 and 2018 she was a member of the Santiago Quartet, a classical string quartet specialising in the performance and promotion of contemporary Latin American Music.

Johanna has performed with orchestras including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the City of London Sinfonia, and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Other performances include tours with Sting, performing on his Symphonicities album and DVD Live in Berlin, music videos for boy-band McFly, recording sessions for artists including Eliza and the Bear, appearances on TV shows such as the Parkinson Show and The X Factor, and the Susan Boyle in Concert tours of Scotland, the UK and the USA where she was featured as a folk-fiddle soloist.

As well as being a violinist, Johanna is also a professional painter and copy-writer.